Combination holder, wrench, and clamp



mec. 25 v i923 A. G. HARRIS COMBINATION HOLDER, WRENCH, AND CLAMP Filed April 14 1923 Patented Der. 25, 1923.

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.ALBERT G. HARRIS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF T0 THOMAS O. VARBLE, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. l

COMBINATION HOLDER, WRENCH, ANI) CLAMP.

Application filed April 14, 1923. Serial No. 632,079.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT G. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Holders, Vrenches, and Clamps, of which the following is a specilication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to implements for holding or clamping nuts, bolts, pipe lengths, etc., and particularly to a combination bolt holder, pipe wrench and clamp.

The general object of this invention is to provide a very convenient implement of the character stated which may be readily applied, which will secure considerable leverage, which may be used in a large variety of situations, and which is very simple.

A further object is to provide device of this character having two sets of clamping jaws, either set of which may be used when desired.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character having a handle mounted for rotation around the longitudinal axis of the tool and adapted to be set in any one of a plurality of adjusted positions topermit the ready manipulation of the tool.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combination tool; 1

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the tool illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detail elevation of the rear end of the member 13;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2, looking in the direc-tion of the arrows; c

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section on the line 5-5 of Figure l.

Referring to these drawings, 10 designates the body of the tool, which is composed of two longitudinally extending, parallel members 11 which are connected at one end by an lintegral cross piece 12v and are held spaced apart by this cross piece. These members 11 constitute guides and at the opposite end from the cross piece 12 there is interposed between the members a spacing member 13 having an axially extending square shank 14 and beyond this square portion a rounded portion 15 having a head 16. This head may be in the form of a nut adapted to have screw-threaded engagement with this portion 15.

Mounted on the shank 14 for longitudinal movement off the square portion thereof onto the circular' portion thereof is aradially extending handle 17, the inner end of which is formed with a square eye 18 fitting the square shank 14. When this eye is shifted out toward the nut 16, however, the handle may be readily rotated. A spring 19 acts to force the handle against the shoulder 2() formed at the junction of the shank with the spacing member 13. Rivets 21 pass through the sides 11 and through the spacing member 13 and hold these parts in adjusted position. The spacing member 13 may be formed integral with upwardly and downwardly extending jaws 22 and 23, these jaws having a width equal to the extreme width of the body. One of the rivets passes through the portion of the spacing member 13 from which the jaws extend. The jaw 22 has a slightly concave face which is toothed from one extremity to the other. The jaw 23 has a relatively` straight face which is toothed. This jaw 23, as shown in Figure 4, is narrower at its base and extends down to what is practically a point Mounted upon the body 11 for longitudinal movement between the side pieces thereof are the integral upper and lower jaws 24 and 25, the jaw 24 having a width equal to the jaw 22 and thus having avwidth equal to the full width of the body 10. The two jaws 24 and 25'are integral, as before remarked, and at their rear ends there is a rearward extension 26 formed with a recess 27. J ust forward of this recess 27 this rear ward extension 26 is cut away to form a seat 28. Coacting with this seat is a block 29 which rests upon the seat and which is also cut away, as at 30", immediately opposite the recess 27. The block 29 is riveted by a rivet 31 to the extension 26. Having screwthreaded engagement with the screw-threaded aperture in the cross piece 12 is a screw 32, the forward end of which Ais provided l 22 and 23Y and that a rotation of the 4screw will cause the retraction'of these jaws 24 and Y 25. The rear end of the screw 32 is formed with an eye 34, and passing loosely through this eye is the handle bar 36 having .heads at its opposite ends so that it lcannot drop through the eye, but the handle bar 36 may be shifted longitudinally through the eye to any extent desired in the manner of a liandle or vise. The jaw 24 lis concavely curved to correspond to the confronting face of the jaw 22, while the jaw25 has a straight face corresponding to the straight face of the jaw 23 and has this face toothed.

It will be obvious that with this constructionthe two jaws may be forced toward each other and clamped upon a nut, a bolt head, orany otherobject. he two jaws A22 and 24 together forin a very effective pipe wrench or clamp, while the jaws 23 and 25 form aiieffective clamp for Vflat objects. By means of the handles'17 and 36, the object may be readily turned as, for instance, in` uiiscrewing pipe, or the object may be turned around its own longitudinal airis by means of the handle 17, if it be desired to so manip-V ulate the tool. After the tool has been turned through a certain number of degrees and the handle is brought to an inconvenient position, the handle may be shifted back against the spring 1S) and rotated to a new `position, then allowed to slip back upon the square portion- 14 of the shank, and again used for rotating the tool axially'. Of course, it is obvious that nol axial rotation of the tool .canv be secured by means of the handle 36, as this would tendto retract the screw 32 and as a consequence retract the jaws. The handle permits holding of the. tool while it is being adjusted to anything that needs to be held.

Y The toolis adapted for holding any sized bolts, either round headed, hexagonal, square `or of any other ordinaryform.'v It may be also used as a pipe wrench or a clamp, and is particularly convenient in shop, garage and blacksmith work and by farmers, as the Vtool is adapted for a great many dierent purposes. rlhe jaws 23 and 25,it will be noted from Figure 4, I in width and practically rounded and the purpose of this is to permit these jaws to be driven into wood on each side of a bolt head,

for instance, or bolts that are sunk in timber.V

The handle 17 is to'hold the tool in any desired position and this handle is set in the right position on whatever is to be held and then the lever 36 is operated to adjust the screw 34.

are gradually reducedA Vhile I have illustrated a construction which I believe to be particularly effective, 1 do not wish to be limited thereto, as itis obviousthat many changes might be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim V:-

1; A tool of the character described comprising an elongated body having a fixed f jaw, movable Vjaw guided upon said body and movable'toward and from the fixed jaw,

a screw passingthrough one end of the body and having swiveled engagement with the movable jaw, therscrew having a handle, and a handle at the opposite end of the body adjustable into a plurality of radial positions relative to the body.

2. A tool of the character described coinprising an elongated body having a fixed jaw, a movable jaw guided upon said body and movable towardV and from the-iixedj aw,

a screw passing through one end of the body and having swiveled engagement with the movable jaw, the screw having` a handle, the body at the opposite end kbeing formed with a reduced shank, that portion'of'the shank` adjacent the body being Vmany-sided and body, a handleon this .endr of the body,the

body from said jaws to the end ofthe body remote from the handle'being'formed to Y provide two parallel guides, integral .op-Y

positely directed jaws adapted to confront the first named jawsand formed to engage and slide upon said guides, and a screw passing through the end ofthe body between said guides' and having operative swiveled, Y

engagement with the jaws.

4. An implement of the character described comprising a body formed toprof vide a longitudinally extending slot extending nearly the entire length of the body, the

slot being defin'edby longitudinally extending YwallsY constituting guides, jaws disposed adjacent one end Vof Vthe slot and rigidl7 held 'between said guides, said jaws projecting in opposite directions "beyond said guides,V 'one endof the body beyond'the slot being reduced to form amany-'sided shank and beyond this lshank being circular in cross section, a handle mounted upon ftheV shank and movable toward the jawsand away from the jaws and having an eye adapted to engage the many-sided shank, a spring izo urging the handle toward the many-sided shank, movable jaws disposed between said guides and confronting the first named jaws, the movable jaws at their rear ends remote from the handle being recessed, a member mounted upon the movable jaws and confronting that portion havingv a recess, and a screw passing through the end of the body remote from the handle and having swiveled engagement in said recess, the 10 screw being formed at its outer end with an eye, and a handle extending loosely through said eye and headed at its outer end.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature.

ALBERT G. HARRIS. 

